It is a misnomer that only people possessing a "green thumb" can create a garden!As a matter of fact, anyone and everyone can create a beautiful garden, provided proper information about plants, skills required and sincere efforts are there!Let us take indoor gardening or container gardening as an example here.
People who live in apartment complexes or small houses are unable to fulfill their desires to have large outdoor gardens.
Sometimes climatic conditions do not cooperate where an outdoor garden is concerned, even if the area is large enough to have a beautiful one!The only solution is indoor gardening.
Not only can it be a relaxing hobby, but a garden indoors also serves the dual purpose of beautifying the surroundings as well as keeping the air fresh.
Some considerations to be kept in mind regarding indoor gardening are-- (1)What type of plants can be grown within the house?They must be easy to look after, not too large and not take up too much of your time.
Foliage or ornamental plants are highly suitable for indoor gardening as maintenance is easy.
(2)These plants can only be grown in containers, of course; so each container must suit that particular plant.
(3)In general, the containers must have a good drainage system.
Stagnant water in the containers will cause the roots to rot and destroy the plants.
Additionally, mosquitoes get a beautiful breeding ground! (4)Indoor gardening also has a set of rules where watering of plants is concerned--how much of water for each plant, how often should it be watered, and what is the best time to water it.
(5)All plants do not require the same amount of water.
Some like the cactus plant do not need much watering at all.
This desert plant survives on very little.
Other plants may require more.
Whatever the case may be, there should not be overwatering or underwatering! (6)The amount of water should be just enough to keep the soil wet, but not allow it to become soggy.
That is why holes in containers are required to enable excess water to drain off.
(7)Neither hot water nor cold water is to be used for house plants.
Plants can also receive shocks!Water at room temperature, that is, warm water should do.
(8)A very important aspect of indoor gardening is temperature control.
The temperature should be maintained between 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
Of course, temperature cannot remain constant, fluctuations are bound to take place.
Plants can withstand between 8 to 10 degrees of fluctuations daily, but not lesser or greater.
Too low a temperature can cause yellowing of plant leaves.
Failure to thrive indicates that temperatures are too high.
(9)Another important factor is optimum humidity.
A humidifier should work fine, but water sprayed on the leaves each morning is helpful too.
This is not to be done at nighttime, since there is a tendency for the plants to rot as the leaves are unable to undergo much evaporation.
(10)Plants grown within the house also require light.
Many of them require enough sunlight to survive.
Natural light may be difficult to provide sometimes.
Artificial lights can therefore be installed to do the needful.
Thus, a "cheerless" day can be turned into a "cheerful" day with the fruits of indoor gardening.